Multi-carrier communications with adaptive cluster configuration and switching
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1. A method of receiving an allocation of a cluster of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of the clusters comprising a plurality of subcarriers, at a first subscriber station in a wireless system from a base station which communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations, the method comprising:
- receiving an allocation, at the first subscriber station, of a diversity cluster to be used for a first data transmission from the base station by being provided a first cluster identification at the first subscriber station, the allocated diversity cluster including a plurality of disjoint subcarriers the first data transmission from the base station to occur simultaneously with a second data transmission from the base station, the second data transmission from the base station occurring by a second subscriber station receiving an allocation of a coherence cluster to be used for the second data transmission from the base station by being provided a second cluster identification at the second subscriber station, the allocated coherence cluster including only consecutive subcarriers.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating at least one diversity cluster of subcarriers to a first subscriber and allocating at least one coherence cluster to a second subscriber.
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1. A method of receiving an allocation of a cluster of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of the clusters comprising a plurality of subcarriers, at a first subscriber station in a wireless system from a base station which communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations, the method comprising:
receiving an allocation, at the first subscriber station, of a diversity cluster to be used for a first data transmission from the base station by being provided a first cluster identification at the first subscriber station, the allocated diversity cluster including a plurality of disjoint subcarriers the first data transmission from the base station to occur simultaneously with a second data transmission from the base station, the second data transmission from the base station occurring by a second subscriber station receiving an allocation of a coherence cluster to be used for the second data transmission from the base station by being provided a second cluster identification at the second subscriber station, the allocated coherence cluster including only consecutive subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A first subscriber station in a wireless system to receive an allocation of a cluster of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of the dusters comprising a plurality of subcarriers, from a base station which communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations, the first subscriber station comprising:
receive/transmit circuitry configured to receive an allocation, at the first subscriber station, of a diversity cluster to be used for a first data transmission from the base station by being provided a first cluster identification at the first subscriber station an allocated diversity cluster including a plurality of disjoint subcarriers, the first data transmission from the base station to occur simultaneously with a second data transmission from the base station, the second data transmission from the base station occurring b a second subscriber station receiving an allocation of a coherence cluster to be used for the second data transmission from the base station by being provided a second cluster identification at the second subscriber station, the allocated coherence cluster including only consecutive subcarriers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of receiving an allocation of a cluster of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of the clusters comprising a plurality of subcarriers, at a first subscriber station in a wireless system from a base station which communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations, the method comprising:
receiving an allocation of a first cluster at the first subscriber station by being provided a first cluster identification at the first subscriber station, the first cluster at the first subscriber station including a first plurality of subcarriers, at least one subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers being in a first time slot and at least one other subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers being in a second time slot, the second time slot being subsequent to the first time slot, the at least one subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers in the first time slot being the same as the at least one other subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers in the second time slot, the receipt of the allocation of the first cluster at the first subscriber station occurring while a second subscriber station receives an allocation of a second cluster at the second subscriber station by being provided a second cluster identification at the second subscriber station, the second cluster at the second subscriber station including a second plurality of subcarriers, a first set of subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers being in the first time slot and a second set of subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers being in the second time slot, the first set of the subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers in the first time slot being different than the second set of the subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers in the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A first subscriber station in a wireless system to receive an allocation of a cluster of a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of the clusters comprising a plurality of subcarriers, from a base station which communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations, the first subscriber station comprising:
receive/transmit circuitry configured to receive an allocation of a first cluster at the first subscriber station by being provided a first cluster identification at the first subscriber station, the first cluster at the first subscriber station including a first plurality of subcarriers, at least one subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers being in a first time slot and at least one other subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers being in a second time slot, the second time slot being subsequent to the first time slot, the at least one subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers in the first time slot being the same as the at least one other subcarrier of the first plurality of the subcarriers in the second time slot, receipt of the allocation of the first cluster at the first subscriber station occurring while a second subscriber station receives an allocation of a second cluster at the second subscriber station by being provided a second cluster identification at the second subscriber station, the second cluster at the second subscriber station including a second plurality of subcarriers, a first set of subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers being in the first time slot and a second set of subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers being in the second time slot, the first set of the subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers in the first time slot being different than the second set of the subcarriers of the second plurality of the subcarriers in the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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